DVD Releases: Get Smart, Redbelt, In Bruges
Get Smart (on DVD now): As a huge fan of the core material and many of the people involved in the production, I was wildly disappointed with this film. Yet even those who aren’t familiar with the...
View ArticleBest of 2008: The Definitive List of Top Tens
Here we are: my Top Tens in the major award categories. Best Supporting Actress: 10. Thandie Newton- W. 9. Freida Pinto- Slumdog Millionaire 8. Gabrielle Union- Cadillac Records 7. Danai Guirira- The...
View ArticleHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I: David Yates Casts A Dark Spell...
To put it in Harry Potter terms, David Yates is the best thing since butterbeer. Ever since the fifth film, he really hasn’t taken a single misstep– the films have stopped focusing on the magic and...
View ArticleThe Guard: A Sharp Script Means The Guard Isn’t a Letdown
If a movie is masterfully made in every way, but it has merely an average script, you’re never going to have a very good movie. If a movie is somewhat amateurishly made, but it has a very good script,...
View ArticleThe Golden Globes: Who Will Win (And Who Should Win)
The Golden Globes are awarded every January by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and it’s considered an important stepping stone in achieving Oscar buzz– win the Golden Globe, increase your...
View ArticleBest of 2011 In Film: The Definitive List of Top Tens
Here we are: my Top Tens in the major award categories, including Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, Best Actor,...
View ArticleMini-Reviews: Safe and The Pirates: Band of Misfits
Safe: In the first ten minutes of Safe, we jump back and forth on the film’s narrative timeline five different times. I sighed, nervous that this meant the film was doomed to be a sloppy mess, but as...
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